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Originally Posted by akorx
With 3.17.0 I've read some lines about "sickel"... can you explain me :
- what is sickel  ? is a programming language as python or perl or ruby ?
- Is it included directly in FW 3.17.0 ? if not, must we add it on our device (with a patch) and which new functions or improvements will we find  ? |
sickel is a new watchdog program added into the newest f/w builds. It checks that the device is not hung by waiting for a regular heartbeat from nickel (the reader program), and if the heartbeat is not received, rebooting the Kobo.